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WorksheetsHow do scientists ask questions?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the strongest scientific question?
a)
Which paper airplane flies the fastest?
b)
How does a paper airplane fly?
c)
Who invented paper airplanes?
d)
Will the length of a paper airplane affect the distance it can fly?
2.
A strong scientific question is
a)
Complicated
b)
Difficult
c)
General
d)
Testable
3.
What is a variable?
a)
The part of the experiment that you change.
b)
The part of the experiment that you keep that same.
c)
When you measure something in the experiment.
d)
When you weigh something in your experiment.
4.
What is a control?
a)
The part of the experiment that you change.
b)
The part of the experiment that you keep that same.
c)
When you measure something in the experiment.
d)
When you weigh something in your experiment.
5.
What is the appropriate scientific tool for this experiment?
"Does playing basketball at recess affect students' body temperature?"
"Does playing basketball at recess affect students' body temperature?"
a)
Timer
b)
Scale
c)
Thermometer
d)
Calculator
6.
A strong scientific question is answered by...
a)
Looking up the answer on the internet.
b)
Looking up the answer in a book.
c)
Doing an experiment.
d)
Cannot be answered by anyone.
7.
Which is the strongest scientific question?
a)
Does pollution cause the global warming?
b)
Do computer models improve an athlete's performance?
c)
What is DNA?
d)
Does the weight of an object affect the speed it takes to fall?
8.
Improve the following question:
How do I do well at SLAMS?
How do I do well at SLAMS?
a)
How does nutrition affect my performance in school?
b)
Does physical activity help me pay attention?
c)
Does changing the amount of sleep I get affect my grades?
d)
How does technology help me in school?
9.
A strong scientific question is not
a)
Opinion-based
b)
Testable
c)
Specific
d)
Measurable
10.
Why is this a weak question?
"How long does it take to travel that distance?"
"How long does it take to travel that distance?"
a)
You can't measure it.
b)
The answer is too short.
c)
It doesn't have to do with science.
d)
You can't design an experiment around it.
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